All are welcome!
Westside volunteers typically live, work and/or play in Santa Monica, Venice,
Mar Vista, Culver City, Pacific Palisades, Marina del Rey, Playa del Rey, Brentwood, Westwood, West LA, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, and Los Angeles neighborhoods to the west of DTLA.
1. Purpose: Become a Westside Branch Volunteer to help increase the visibility and advance the impact of green building practices and sustainability work in local areas served by the Westside Branch. We need volunteers with ideas and who like to create innovative events that include education, network opportunities and recognition of green buildings, spaces and places.
2. Expectations & Responsibilities: The Westside Branch has a steering committee that meets six times a year on the first Tuesday of the month. Attend in-person to brainstorm branch events and assist documenting, planning and promoting activities.
Typically, a volunteer has an idea and carries their idea to realization: creating a branch event, finding sponsors and/or partners, writing a description and attending the event. Assistance and support is provided by fellow branch volunteers.
Additional event formats also encouraged.
3. Time Commitment: Flexible hours depending on type of event or activity.
4. Skills: Volunteers of all skill levels are welcome. We can find a role that is in line with your interests and personal passions.
5. Qualifications:
• Greenbuilding/ sustainability professional or student in the Los Angeles Area
• Strong interest in and/or practical applications of: sustainable building techniques, LEED and other green building rating systems and beyond-the-building sustainability
• Understanding of environmental science, engineering, architecture, construction, development, real estate, urban planning, operations/maintenance, marketing, communications, materials, green building and/or resiliency
• Advocating for sustainable building practices to be standard practice
• Enthusiastic, engaged individual willing to participate and to help USGBC-LA grow and evolve
6. Orientation: Please attend at least one in-person steering committee meeting.
7. Benefits: Volunteers meet like-minded peers and network with industry professionals including some of the top minds in green building, community sustainability, and environmental science.
8. Contact us to get involved:
Andrew Paden, apaden@gmail.com
Erin Hamant, erin.hamant@smgov.net